Find window previously opened by window.open

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Published on 2010-03-16T14:31:23Z Indexed on 2010/03/16 15:21 UTC
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We've got the following situation, running from a single domain:

Page A uses window.open() to open a named window (a popup player). window.open() gives page A a reference to the window.

User now reloads page A. The reference to the named window is lost. Using window.open() to "find" the window has the unfortunate side effect of reloading it (undesirable). Is there any other way to get a reference to this window?

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